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iSuppli Finds Qualcomm Chip in Storm

By Wireless Week staff | January 30, 2009

iSuppli’s teardown of the BlackBerry Storm revealed the Research In Motion (RIM) product includes a Qualcomm baseband chip and carries a materials and manufacturing cost of $202.89.

The cost includes all parts and manufacturing for the Storm but doesn’t include expenses related to intellectual property; royalties and licensing fees; software; shipping; logistics marketing and other channel costs.

Verizon Wireless is selling the Storm for $249.99 with a $50 rebate, which brings the balance to the same as the iPhone’s price of $199. Because carriers subsidize phones, the actual price and materials/manufacturing margin is difficult to determine, iSuppli says.

The use of the Qualcomm MSM7600 baseband processor represents the first time iSuppli’s Teardown Analysis Service has detected a part from Qualcomm in a RIM product. Previous teardowns showed that RIM used Marvell chips for that function. Other component supplier winning from the Storm include Synaptics, SanDisk and Samsung Electronics.

More FirstNews 01/30/09:
•  Nortel Exits Mobile WiMAX Business
•  Report: Dell Eying Smartphone Market
•  Super Bowl Advertising Goes Mobile
•  Obama Puts BlackBerry to Work
•  Kyocera to Consolidate U.S. Handset Groups
•  iSuppli Finds Qualcomm Chip in Storm
•  Broadcom Falls After 4Q Loss
•  Juniper Misses Expectations, Defers $3 Million Pending Audit
•  NTT’s Profit Rises
•  FirstNews Briefs for Jan. 30, 2009

 


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